John Binns Johnson was a real estate broker who lived at 1890 Comox Street from 1909 to 1913.

He was born in London, Ontario, on July 28, 1862 (although some sources say 1860 or 1861).

When he was 19, he moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he worked as a clerk for Bruce Roberts, a firm of vessel agents and brokers.

In 1883, he returned to London, Ontario, where he worked as a clerk until 1885.

In 1885, he moved to British Columbia. He was in Victoria for a short time, and then he lived in Nanaimo, where he stayed until 1888, when he went to Seattle, Washington for a short time.

On April 17, 1889, in Belmont, Ontario, he married Bertha Victoria Mohr. She was born on December 31, 1867 (some sources say 1868 or 1869). He parents were William and Henrietta Mohr. (Sometimes Bertha’s original family name appeared as “Moore,” especially during the First World War, when people did not want to associate themselves with German-sounding names.)

From 1890 to 1895, he was a merchant in New Westminster, British Columbia.

In 1895, he moved to Rossland, British Columbia, where he was a realtor, financial agent, and mining broker. He was an alderman on Rossland’s city council in 1897. He was the president of the Rossland Board of Trade in 1901 and 1902.

After he arrived in Vancouver about 1906, he boarded at the Vancouver Hotel in 1906 and 1907. In 1908, he was at 764 Cardero Street.